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Justine Nolan, Professor of Law and Justice and Director of the Australian Human Rights Institute, UNSW Sydney

UN report on Xinjiang abuses leaves no room for plausible deniability

Mark Schiefelbein/AP

The Chinese regime’s treatment of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim groups in the province of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity, says a long-awaited report from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

It describes as “credible” allegations of torture, including rape and sexual violence, discrimination, mass detention, forced labour and widespread surveillance.

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